286 Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell — Descriptions and 



facial foveas reddish brown, separated from eye by a distinct 

 punctured band; flagellum obscure brownish beneath except 

 at base ; third antennal joint about as long as next three 

 together ; fourth and fifth sliort and about equal, sixth 

 longer; mesothorax dull, closely and distinctly punctured; 

 scutellum shining ; area of metathorax granular, minutely 

 plicate at extreme base ; tegulse fuscous, posteriorly ferru- 

 ginous. V\'ings strongly reddened, stigma and nervures 

 ierruginous ; second s.m. receiving first r. n. in middle. L<^gs 

 with pale hair, scopa of hind tibiae dense, entirely pale golden 

 fuivous. Abdomen broad and tlattish, glistening, very finely 

 and closely punctured, second segment depressed hardly on-^- 

 fourth ; hind margins of segni' nls 2 to 5 with rather weakly 

 developed white hair-bands ; apical fimbria dark chocolate. 



Hah. Menserah, N.W. Provinces, India, March 1906 

 (Frank Benton). 



In Apidffi Europrse A. hento7ii appears to fall nearest to 

 A. projAiiqua and A. separanda, but the hair of thorax is 

 quite differently coloured. There is no close resemblance 

 to any of the Indian species. 



Andrena prcecocella, sp. n. 



(^ . — Length 7'5-8*5 mm. 



Black, with long black and white hair. Very close to 

 A.'prcccox, Scop., but differing thus: — Hind margins of 

 second and third abdominal segments more or less brown or 

 red; mandibles with no basal tooth beneath; head equally 

 broad, but longer; upper part of cheeks punctured; light 

 hair of thorax above white (not yellowish) ; fourth and fifth 

 abdominal segments with thin white hair-bands; apical 

 plate of abdomen emarginate, shaped like a fish-tail. 



Compared with the Japanese A. pra'coctfonnis, Ckll., it 

 differs by the large amount of black hair at sides of face, the 

 cheeks strongly angled behind, the black hair on meta- 

 thorax, &c. 



FJab. Quetta, India, March 1906, 5 ^ {Frank Benton). 



The females of this group are very unlike the males, so I 

 thought it possible that Nurse might have described the 

 species from Quetta in the female sex. There is, however, no 

 description which seems possibly applicable. In A. prceco- 

 cella the fourth antennal joint is about 256 microns long, 

 the fifth 320. The mandibles are long and falciform. 



Apisflorea nasicana^ Cockerell. 



Kohat, N.W. Provinces, India, March 1906 {Frank 

 Benton) . 



